For the enforcement of such lien the owner of any such animal may have process of attachment from any court having jurisdiction of the amount claimed, leviable on the animal or animals upon which the lien exists:

(1) When such claim is due, and the defendant, on demand fails or refuses to pay.
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Terms Used In Alabama Code 35-11-331

  • Attachment: A procedure by which a person's property is seized to pay judgments levied by the court.
  • Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • Lien: A claim against real or personal property in satisfaction of a debt.
(2) Whether such sum is due or not, when the defendant has traded off or otherwise disposed of, or there is good reason to believe he is about to trade off or otherwise dispose of, or remove from the county, any of the animals on which the lien exists, without paying the stipulated price for such service.
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